Saulo and Xande Ribeiro will both step onto the mats at the 2019 IBJJF European Championships on Saturday, January 19. 

There’s no denying it: Europe is producing some of the very best competitors. 

Eduardo "Teta" Rio will bring 45 of his students from Frontline Academy in Norway to compete at the 2019 IBJJF European Championship, and you'll see him on the mats too (black belt master 1 middleweight). 

Zé Marcello went from training on wooden floors in Brazil to creating a jiu-jitsu association with more than 140 affiliates.

Former UFC fighter and jiu-jitsu black belt Yan Cabral teaches out of Association Aranha in Barcelona and has 38 athletes from Spain, France and Italy. The IBJJF European Championships is a launchpad for his dream of coaching a champion at the highest level. 

The adult women’s purple belt absolute division was a highly competitive affair that saw over twenty registered athletes throw down!